Carly
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Registered: 21st Aug 03
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i just drove my car to the office which is a few minutes away, got out posted my letter which took no more than 2mins, got back in and the fuckin car wont start, it sounds as though the batteries comlpetely flat,how the hell can that happen? just had to walk back to work and abandon it on a main road in a no parking zone  
[Edited on 26-01-2005 by Carly]
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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might be your altenator, test the battery with an altometer see if it has any current running through it same with alty....
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Tim
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What the hell is an altometer  Is the car just not turning over, or turning over slowly? Is the dash lighting up?
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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tried bump starting it?
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sunnyb
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Registered: 21st Oct 03
Location: Kent, near Bluewater
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i had this on one of my cars. cos i'd been unplugging the battery on and off i hadn't done the bolts on the terminals up tight! check that! cos after i tightend them it started no sweat!
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Carly
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Registered: 21st Aug 03
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alright,cheers lads  im at work now,will have to leave it till later and come back down with my dad and some jump leads,dash lights were on faintly and briefly, but it sounded completely flat, maybe a loose lead or something? cant be anything too serious i think, or atleast i hope
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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quote:
Originally posted by Tim
What the hell is an altometer Is the car just not turning over, or turning over slowly? Is the dash lighting up?
PMSL I just imagined a car turning over and over  
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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tighten the terminals+ bolts.
it will jump start and run fine, but when u wanna restart it again it it will be flat again.
u'll need a new battery.
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S1MON
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Registered: 9th Nov 01
Location: Woodley, Berkshire
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yer mine was like that yesterday morning so i nicked the battery out of my bro's car
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IlfordCorsa16V
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Location: Ilford, Greater London
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quote:
Originally posted by IntaCepta
tighten the terminals+ bolts.
it will jump start and run fine, but when u wanna restart it again it it will be flat again.
u'll need a new battery.
cant u take off the battery and charge it over night at home? would this still cause it to go flat the next day?
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linz
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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wtf? yeh if its just a flat battery you can take it and charge it up in your house or if u run teh car for long enough it will re charge
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sunnyb
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Registered: 21st Oct 03
Location: Kent, near Bluewater
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quote:
Originally posted by Carly
alright,cheers lads im at work now,will have to leave it till later and come back down with my dad and some jump leads,dash lights were on faintly and briefly, but it sounded completely flat, maybe a loose lead or something? cant be anything too serious i think, or atleast i hope
same as what mine was doin lights were coming on then when u try turn it over it just died! tighten trminals for sure then jump it!
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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u can recharge the battery,
but isn't it better getting a new bigger battery?
especially if ur running an amp etc..
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